Stewart Mountain Dam Explained

Coordinates:33.5667°N -111.5356°W
Country:United States of America
Location:Maricopa County, Arizona
Status:O
Construction Began:1928
Opening:1930
Owner:United States Bureau of Reclamation
Operator:Salt River Project
Dam Type:A
Dam Height:207feet[1]
Dam Length:1260feet
Dam Width Crest:8feet
Dam Width Base:33feet
Dam Volume:120000cuyd
Dam Elevation Crest:1533feet
Dam Crosses:Salt River
Res Capacity Total:73613acre ft
Res Catchment:6330sqmi
Res Surface:1260acres[2]
Plant Hydraulic Head:116feet
Plant Operator:Salt River Project
Plant Type:C
Plant Capacity:13 MW

The Stewart Mountain Dam is a concrete thin arch dam located 41 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The dam is 1260feet long, 207feet high, and was built between 1928 and 1930. The dam includes a 13,000 kilowatt (kW) hydroelectric generating unit that is operated by SRP (Salt River Project), an Arizona public utility. It is primarily operated during the summer months. The dam forms Saguaro Lake as it slows the passage of the Salt River in Maricopa County, Arizona. It was named after a ranch that used to be located nearby known as the Old Stewart Ranch.

A camp was built just below the dam in 1927 to house the construction workers; after the damn's completion it was turned into the Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch.[3]

The dam was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stewart Mountain Dam. United States Bureau of Reclamation. 2013-02-04.
  2. Web site: Stewart Mountain Dam. Stanford University. National Performance of Dams Program, National Inventory of Dams. 2013-02-02.
  3. Web site: Ranch History Saguaro Lake Ranch Arizona Guest Ranch. 2020-08-11. Saguaro Lake Guest Ranch. en-US.